This requires Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2000 or 2005, as well as the Northwind database. I used the "extended" Northwind that was temporarily distributed for LINQ, but I don't think anything in the sample actually requires it. It's available here; just look down the page.

Monday, February 11, 2008

This is a first post, just getting things started for this blog. I'll be giving a presentation on LINQ at the local .NET user group this week. I'll be posting links for the presentation and sample code in a few days. Then I'll go into details on some of the sample code, and get into the bits and bytes of it all.

LINQ is an exciting new technology; it has really changed how I think about writing software. Already, I'm finding that I think about solutions in terms of how LINQ can do it. When LINQ is not available, it really feels like a restraint! (And not in a good way...)